Airplane toy



April 18, 1944. w, LlNEs I 2,346,850

' AIRPLANE TOY Filed Dec. 16, 1943 351 I INVENTOR. nj v Malian/Zines g BY Patented Apr. 18, 1944 2,346,8se v 2,346,850 AtRPLeNE 1301' William Lines, Yonkers, N. Y. Application December 16, 1943; Serial'No. 514,456

9 Claims;

This invention relates to toys, and more particularly to a toy made in the form of an airplane and adapted to be held in the hands, said toy including means by which propeller rotation, the noise of the motor and the sound of machine gun fire may be simulated.

The invention contemplates the provision of a toy of this character provided with a handcrank and means driven therefrom to rotate a propeller and cause a sound, in simulation of noise of an airplane motor, to be produced. The invention also contemplates the provision of a trigger and elements associated therewith and co-operating with the crank-driven means, by which the sound of machine gun fire may be simulated whenever desired.

The object of the invention is to provide an interesting, useful toy of the character described.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein an illustrative embodiment of the invention is disclosed, Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a toy constructed in accordance with the invention; Fig. 2

is a pian'vlew of the same, with parts fragmentarily shown to disclose construction; Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows; Figs 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of- Fig. 2, looking in the direction of'the arrows, and Fig 5 is a side view of the forward end of the toy,-

showing the noise-making device for simulating airplane motor sound.

In the drawing, I- indicates the body of the toy,

the same being of a shape to resemble the body- At the rear of the or fuselage of an airplane. body 5 is a piece 2 which risesfrom the top of the body and is shaped to simulate an airplane rudder. Secured across the top of the bodyl near its forward end, and by any suitable fastening means, and particularly by one which permits its detachment when desired-, is the wing 3. At d is shown a loop, preferably of wire or the like, provided witha'stem portion 5 which removably fits into an aperture in the top of the: body l and through the wing 3; The loop 4;- isintended to be used as a simulation of a machinegun sight.

At 6 is shown the propellenpmvided with; a

hub I secured on the propellershaft 8 rotatively mounted in the nose of the body' l=. the propeller shaft 8 is-a pulley 9,. rotative in the aperture l0 formed in the body- I to provide Projecting laterclearance for saidpulley 9-.- ally from one side of the body I are spacedlugs H and I2, located respectively above and-below the aperture Ill, said lugs constituting bearings for-= a spindle 33' on which rollers 13 are freelyrotativ'e, said rollers being held in spaced relation by means ef the bushing 34 fixed on the spindle secured on Extending through the body l near its rear end is a rotatable shaft l6. Secured at one end of said; shaft I6 is apulley l5; and extending handle l9 projects downwardly from the body l so that the toy may be supported by thi's' liandle that is held in one hand, while the other hand engages the knob [8 of the crank and turns the crank to rotate the propeller.

To simulate motor noise while the propeller is" turning, a noise-maker is provided, the same consisting in a leaf or blade 2! having a flattened end portion 22 secured to the side of the body- I by screws 23 or other fastening elements, and-- provided with a free end which projectsforwardly into position to be enga'g'edby s'pacedpi'n's 2i) projecting inwardly from the backo'fthe hub 'l' of the propeller. When the propeller is' rapidly spun by rotation of the crank H, the striking of the leaf or blade 21 against the pins 2-ll'wil-l create a sound in'simula'tionof airplane motor noise, so that each time that thepl'opeller is rotated it will be accompanied by this sound.-

In addition, means is provided by which soundsin simulation of machine-gun fire may" be made while the propeller is being rotated. For this purpose is provided a blade 25, pivotally secured pressed, the lifter arm 30" will raise the blade upwardly into operative position to causeits free end to be sprung by each of the p'inS' 2 5 as the pulley [-5 is rotated. As" each pin 2fl pa3s'ses the blade 25, which isfiexiblepit will flexthe blade and. cause it to. be brought smartly or with a snap, against astop-strip or abutment?! secured to-the side ofthe body] above-the blade 25. The

striking;- of the blade 25 against the abutment;;2 j will create a sharp noise, so-thatwhenthe pulley is a l e edaen the e sounds. s r i rapid es on. t e nois at machi es-14 i a e will be simulated. This noise will occur. only" will be readily understood. In using the my, the child supports it' by one hand engaging the handle it while the other hand manipulates the crank l! to cause rotation of the propeller through the drive means heretofore described. While thepropeller is being rotated, the noise-maker, consisting of the elements and 21, will cause a sound to simulate motor noise. When desired, the child may simulate machine-gun fire by pressing the trigger 28 to cause the lifter arm 30 to lift the blade 25 into operative engagement with the pins 24, causing the blade to strike against the stop-strip 21 and produce a series of sharp noises, which will continue as long as pressure is maintained on the trigger and will cease upon release of such pressure. Thus, through the mechanism described, and by the simple rotation of a single crank, rotation of the propeller, simulated motor noise and the sound of machinegun fire is produced.

The device shown and described herein is illustrative since many modifications in design and structure may be readily made without departing from the spirit of the invention. For example, all of the operating parts of the toy may readily be housed in a hollow body or fuselage for the toy; a shaft or other drive may be substituted for the cord or belt drive disclosed; the position of the operating handle or crank may be changed materially; a spring motor 'or other source of motorpower to drive shaft l6 may be used; the noise-making devices may be located at positions other than those disclosed and may be operated by other parts of the drive mechanism, and many otherchanges, apparent to those skilled in this art may be made without departing from the invention as defined by the annexed claims.

What I claim is:

1. A toy resembling an airplane, a propeller mounted thereon, a crank and means operated thereby for rotating the propeller, a noise-maker in simulation of machine-gun fire operated by crank rotation and normally inoperative, and trigger means for rendering said noise-maker operative during rotation of the crank.

v 2. A toy of airplane form including a rotating propeller, a crank and means by which the propeller is rotated by manual operation of the crank, a noise-maker in simulation of motor noise operated by crank rotation, a noise-maker in simulation of machine-gun fire also operated by crank movement but normally inoperative, and a trigger for rendering the last-mentioned noise-maker operative whenever desired during rotation of the crank.

3. In an airplane toy, a propeller and means for manually rotating the same, said means in-- cluding a noise-maker to simulate machine-gun fire, said noise-maker being normally inoperative during propeller rotation, and means by which said noise-maker may be intermittently operated during propeller rotation.

'4. An airplane toy having a rotating propeller, manually operated means for rotating the propeller, a motor-sound noise-maker set in operation by the propeller-rotating means, a machine-' gun noise-maker operated by the propellerrotating means, and means by which the machine'- gun noise-maker may be maintained in either turned to rotate the propeller, one of said noisemakers including means by which it may be rendered operative or inoperative at will without interrupting the operation of the other noisemaker.

6. A toy of the character described comprising, a body, a propeller shaft rotative therein, a drive shaft, a crank for rotating the drive shaft, drive means between the drive shaft and the propeller shaft by which the propeller is rotated on operation of the crank, a noise-maker operated by said drive means to simulate motor noise,

. a second noise-maker operated by said drive means to simulate machine-gun fire, both of said noise during rotation of the drive shaft.

noise-makers being operative while the crank is being turned to rotate the propeller, the noisemaker for simulating machine-gun fire including means by which it is caused to be inoperative or operative at will during propeller rotation and Without interrupting the operation of the motorsound noise-maker.

7. A toy of the character described comprising, a body, a propeller mounted for rotation thereon, a shaft on which the propeller is mounted, a noise-maker to simulate motor noise, said noise-maker comprising a fixed element on the body and striking means thereforndriven by the propeller shaft, a hand-crank and means oper- 1 ated thereby for rotating the propeller shaft, said means including movable noise-making elements for simulating machine-gun fire, controlled striking means co-operating with the last-mentioned noise-making elements, and a trigger for causing said controlled striking means to become operative at any selected time during operation of the propeller-rotating means.

8. A toy of the character described comprising, an airplane body, a handle by which the same 1 is held, a propeller shaft rotatively mounted in the body, a pulley secured on said shaft, a drive shaft means for manually rotating said drive shaft, a pulley on said drive shaft, a belt connecting the last-mentioned pulley with the pulley on the propeller shaft whereby manual rotation of the drive shaft will rotate the propeller shaft, a noise-maker to simulate motor noise, said noisemaker being operated by rotation of the propeller shaft and being continuously operative during rotation of the propeller shaft, a noise-maker for simulating machine-gun fire, the last-mentioned noise-maker including parts operative from the drive shaft, and means by which said parts are caused to be effective or ineffective to make a 9. A toy resembling an airplane and having a rotating propeller, means for rotating the propeller, a noise-maker for simulating motor noise operated during propeller rotation, a noise-makor for simulating machine-gun fire, and means bywhich the latter noise-maker is caused to be effective or ineffective to make a noise during propeller rotation. 

